When describing what type of season each of the players on the Minnesota Wild roster had last season, almost every one of them had what could be called a “down” year. That makes sense considering the Wild had such a rollercoaster of a season in which they barely made the playoffs. Still one player stands out as having bucked the “down” label to have a career year that was anything but down.
Erik Haula’s season in 2015-16 did not begin as a career year. As a matter of fact it was on pace to possibly be his worst in three seasons in the NHL.